The Shanghai headquarters of the central bank: As of the end of May, overseas institutions held 3.21 trillion yuan worth of bonds in the interbank market.

According to the Zhitong Finance APP, data from the Shanghai headquarters of the People's Bank of China shows that as of the end of May 2026, overseas institutions held 3.21 trillion yuan worth of bonds in the interbank market, accounting for approximately 1.8% of the total custody volume in the interbank bond market. In terms of bond types, overseas institutions held 2 trillion yuan of government bonds, accounting for 62.3%, policy financial bonds 0.76 trillion yuan, accounting for 23.7%, interbank certificates of deposit 0.30 trillion yuan, accounting for 9.3%, and other types of bonds 0.15 trillion yuan, accounting for 4.7%.